Cen AIR (10-04) American Indian Reservations Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota Pilot Project Specialty Products Part 1 AC-02-SP-1 Issued October 2004 U.S. Department of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman, Secretary Dr. Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator Contents Introduction Map TABLES 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 2. Selected Operator Characteristics for All Operators on Reservations and For All American Indian or Alaska Native Operators on Reservations in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 APPENDICES A. Definitions and Explanations B. Report Form and Instruction Sheet Introduction A pilot project was conducted in conjunction with the 2002 Census of Agriculture in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota to collect agricultural census data for farms and ranches on American Indian reservations in these three States. This publication presents those results. This is the first time agricultural census data for American Indian reservations based on individual farm and ranch reports have ever been published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Following are a few significant results based on the reported data from this pilot project. Of the 4,794 farms and ranches at least partially on reservations in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1,521, or 32 percent, have an American Indian/Alaska Native operator. These 4,794 farms and ranches total 16.6 million acres, of which 11.8 million acres are on reservations over the three States. Of the 11.8 million acres of land in farms on reservations in these three States, 6.8 million acres, or 58 percent, are operated by American Indian/Alaska Native operators. The 4,794 farms and ranches on reservations in the three States had $481 million in market value of agricultural products sold, or approximately $100,000 per farm or ranch. The 1,521 American Indian/Alaska Native farms and ranches on reservations in the three States had $85 million in market value of agricultural products sold, or approximately $56,000 per farm or ranch. 5.3 percent of the farms and ranches in the three States operate land on reservations. The farms and ranches operating on reservations in the three States account for 11.6 percent of the land in farms, 8.9 percent of the total cattle, and 6.2 percent of the cropland. See the "Data Limitations" section for information on important factors to consider when interpreting these data. PURPOSE The census of agriculture is conducted every five years by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and is the leading source of facts and statistics about the Nation=s agricultural production and demographics. It provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches and is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every State and county in the U.S. NASS received a recommendation from the Secretary of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to collect more complete reservation-level data on the 2002 census. In response to this recommendation and to honor a commitment to publish improved demographic data on American Indian operators, NASS conducted the 2002 Census of Agriculture pilot project in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. These States were selected for the pilot project because there is a significant amount of agricultural production on their reservations. Also, the reservation agriculture is similar in size, type, and operating arrangements to non-reservation agriculture. The data will be used by NASS to develop future plans for providing American Indian reservation agricultural statistics. BACKGROUND In censuses prior to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, each American Indian reservation was treated as a single farm for census data collection and tabulation purposes. A single aggregate report form was completed for each reservation to account for all American Indian controlled agricultural activity on each reservation. Reservation or tribal officials typically completed these aggregate reports. The 1997 Census of Agriculture used slightly different procedures. In addition to an aggregate report for each reservation, a separate one-page report form collected the total number of American Indian farm or ranch operators on the reservation, a list of counties in which the reservation land was located, and the number of operators in each county. Procedures also allowed NASS to collect data from individual American Indian operators on reservations. Some NASS State offices successfully contacted individual American Indian farmers and ranchers who operated on reservations, while other State offices only obtained aggregated data. When an aggregate report and individual reports were received for a reservation, duplicate data were removed. These unduplicated counts of American Indian farm or ranch operators on reservations were included in Appendix B of the 1997 U.S. and State Volume 1, Geographic Area Series census publications. This methodology generally provided adequate aggregated data for the 1997 census. METHODOLOGY General NASS maintains a list of farmers and ranchers from which the census mail list (CML) is compiled. The goal is to build as complete a CML as possible of agricultural places that produce and sell, or would normally sell, $1,000 or more of agricultural products. Mailout/mailback methodology is the primary method for collecting the data. The mailout/mailback method is supplemented with followups by mail, telephone, and personal enumeration. American Indian reservations are included on the CML as single entities in most States and each is treated as a single farm or ranch. The census report form for a reservation collects aggregated data for all American Indian controlled agricultural activity on the reservation. Aggregate data are typically obtained from tribal officials or other administrative data sources. Individual American Indian farm and ranch operators on reservations are also on the CML. NASS staff members attempt to remove duplication between the aggregate reports and the individual reports during the data review process. However, this aggregated data approach does not provide important demographic data on American Indian agriculture. The pilot project implemented new methodology for the 2002 census in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota to eliminate the treatment of a reservation as a single American Indian farm or ranch. To address the pilot project goals of providing reservation data and improved demographic data on American Indians in the three States, the following methodology changes were implemented. 1. A new section was added to the census report form for farm and ranch operators to self-report agricultural activity on American Indian reservations. 2. Procedures were implemented to collect census data from all known American Indian farm or ranch operators on reservations. These procedures involved intensified list-building, targeted promotion, and extra data collection procedures. The 2002 census report form content was similar to the 1997 report form but there were some modifications. One significant report form change was the collection of demographic information for as many as three operators for each farm or ranch in all States. The race category of AAmerican Indian or Alaska Native@ could be selected for any operator as either a single race or in combination of other races as part of a multi-racial identification. Tables in this publication include data for all farms and ranches operating on reservations and for farms and ranches where the operators (up to three per operation) self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native either as a single race or in combination with other races. New Report Form Section for the Pilot Project Section 23 was added to the forms mailed in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota to identify farms or ranches that operate land on reservations and obtain basic information regarding the amount of the agriculture that could be attributed to the reservation. Specifically, this section requested: the number of acres operated on the reservation during 2002, the number of cropland acres harvested during 2002 on the reservation, and the percent of livestock on the reservation on December 31, 2002. The intent of this pilot project was to measure total agriculture on farms and ranches that had at least some agricultural production on reservations during 2002. The data collected in Section 23 provide information regarding the degree to which the total reported crop and livestock data actually apply to reservation land. List Building NASS builds the CML on an ongoing basis by obtaining outside source lists to improve the list of agricultural producers. Sources include State and federal government lists, producer association lists, specialty commodity lists, veterinarian lists, marketing association lists, and a variety of other agriculture related lists. For the pilot project, NASS staff in the three States intensified their list-building efforts, specifically to identify American Indian farm and ranch operators on reservations. NASS personnel devoted extra time and effort visiting each reservation, developing working relationships, discussing the census of agriculture process, and obtaining lists of farm operators. The availability of good list sources varied across the reservations. Other USDA agencies that have offices on reservations, as well as Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, were also contacted. A special livestock feed disaster payment program was being administered by the Farm Service Agency in late 2002. This program participation list proved to be a very good source since it was current. Promotion Tribal officials on all reservations were visited at least once prior to the census being enumerated. Often, presentations were given to explain that the pilot project was intended to better serve American Indian data needs by providing reservation statistics and improved demographic data. To provide these data, individual census reports from all American Indian farm or ranch operators on reservations were needed. NASS enumerators and supervisors, who were going to be collecting the data, frequently attended these meetings so all parties were familiar with each other. Supervisory enumerators were encouraged to periodically visit with the tribes to open lines of communication. Early and frequent publicity was the key to promoting the census. Promotional materials were made available to all reservations. Public service announcements to promote completing the census report form were provided to Indian Country radio stations and drop-in ads were published in American Indian newspapers. Fellow USDA agency representatives were good spokespersons and also helped promote the importance of the census and list building. Data Collection The NASS State Statistical Offices (SSOs) in the three States made a concerted effort to obtain census report forms from all reservation farm and ranch operators. The normal census data collection mailout/mailback procedure was initially used to obtain census data. Most operators were first mailed a report form, with a second mailing if there was not a response received within the requested time period. The SSOs monitored completion rates in counties with a high density of reservation land to target data collection follow-up activities. A number of extra data collection procedures were implemented to assure maximum response from farmers and ranchers who operated on reservations. A post card reminder was mailed to operators. Non-respondents were followed up with either telephone calls or visits from field enumerators or office staff. Both office personnel and field enumerators were available to help operators on reservations complete their report forms. Enumerators made themselves available to producers at established locations to answer any questions and assist reservation operators in completing their census report form. The NASS SSOs hired enumerators who were familiar with reservation farm operators and tribal agriculture and who could help bridge any language or cultural barriers. Some of these enumerators were tribal members. Special training was conducted for these selected enumerators who would be personally speaking with reservation operators. NASS strived to respect cultural mores and tribal sovereignty in all activities. Coverage Adjustment The 2002 Census of Agriculture introduced new methodology to account for all farms in the U.S.. Although much effort was expended making the CML as complete as possible, the coverage of farms was not complete. Incompleteness in the CML was measured by matching list names against all qualifying farm and ranch operations found in randomly selected sample land areas throughout the Nation. Information from these sample areas and from State-level commodity check data were used to calculate coverage adjustment weights for each farm or ranch with census data. Coverage adjusted reservation totals were then generated for every census variable. DATA TABLES Tables 1 and 2 provide the 2002 Census of Agriculture data for selected agricultural and demographic items for all American Indian reservations in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and for each separate reservation. The reservations are listed in alphabetic order in each table. Data from the Trenton Service Area were combined with the Turtle Mountain Reservation data for publication. Table 1, Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002, provides aggregated agricultural data for farms and ranches operating on reservations. Table 2, Selected Operator Characteristics for All Operators on Reservations and for All American Indian or Alaska Native Operators on Reservations in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002, presents demographic data for up to three operators reported per farm or ranch on the census report forms. In each table, two columns of data are provided for the total and for each separate reservation. The first column represents all reservation farms and ranches. The second column represents American Indian or Alaska Native operated farms and ranches. The minimum requirement for inclusion in the second column is that at least one operator be an American Indian or Alaskan Native. That operator can be exclusively an American Indian or Alaska Native or can be an American Indian or Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. The table below provides comparisons of some key pilot project data for farms and ranches operating on reservations in the three States with 2002 census data for all farms and ranches in the three States. Comparison of Three-State Reservation Totals to Three-State All Farm Totals: 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Three-State total : : Reservation : for reservation : Three-State : total as a : farms and : total for all : percent of all Item : ranches : farms : farms total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of farms .......................: 4,794 90,225 5.3 : Land in farms (acres) .................: 16,602,509 142,692,361 11.6 : Number of cattle farms ................: 3,153 42,639 7.4 : Cattle inventory ......................: 712,332 7,965,832 8.9 : Number of farms with cropland .........: 3,826 78,466 4.9 : Cropland (acres) ......................: 4,064,856 65,140,027 6.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATA LIMITATIONS The data published in this report are primarily intended for use by NASS in researching and developing improved reservation-level data collection methods. NASS will continue to review and analyze these data to help develop plans for providing reservation data in the future. Care must be taken when using the data from this project. Following are a few important factors to consider when interpreting the data in these tables. 1. For this pilot project, reservation farms and ranches were identified by census reports returned with a completed Section 23. That is, the data are summarized in Tables 1 and 2 for those census reports where the farm or ranch operator self-reported that at least a portion of the census operation was located on a reservation during 2002. The quality of the data published in this report depends on how accurately the census respondents self-reported this information. In this pilot project, it is likely that some respondents under-reported for the following reasons. a. The initial Section 23 question specified that reservation land should include "deeded acres, leased acres, grazing land, and other trust acres." Some operators have been farming or ranching deeded acres for many years and may consider this land as private land rather than reservation land. Consequently, some farm and ranch operators may not have reported this land in Section 23. b. Some operators may not have understood the NASS concept of "Land Operated." Trust acres are defined as American Indian owned land, the title of which is held in trust and protected by the Federal government. If trust lands were not considered as being "operated," they may not have been reported in Section 23. Consequently, crop acreage, livestock inventory, and land in farm statistics for American Indian/Alaska Native operators may be understated. All Section 23 data were edited for consistency but it was difficult to identify mis-reporting and make all necessary corrections. 2. The data represent counts and totals for farms and ranches that had any agricultural production on reservations during 2002. This includes ranches that only grazed livestock on reservation land on an Animal Unit Month (AUM) basis, and did not actually operate any land. For this three-State pilot project, NASS did not ask for specific crop acreages or livestock inventories actually on the reservation land. Instead, in Section 23 the report form requested the total acreage, the total harvested cropland acreage, and the percent of livestock inventory on reservation land. Consequently, the total crop acreage or livestock inventory could include some acreage or livestock that were actually located outside of the reservation boundaries. Data are presented at the beginning of Table 1 that describe the distribution of reservation farms by percent of land on a reservation, by percent of harvested cropland on a reservation, and by percent of livestock on a reservation. Note that these counts do not sum to the total number of farms on the reservation since all farms do not necessarily operate land, have harvested cropland, or have livestock on the reservation. These counts indicate that, at the three-State level: a. 2,815 of the 4,771 farms and ranches operating land on a reservation (59 percent) have all land on the reservation, b. 1,833 of the 2,602 farms and ranches with harvested cropland on a reservation (70 percent) have all harvested cropland on the reservation, c. 2,520 of the 3,241 farms and ranches with livestock on a reservation (78 percent) have all livestock on the reservation. These distribution counts in Table 1 cannot be used to directly calculate any crop or livestock data items but they do provide information regarding the degree to which the crop and livestock data actually apply to reservation land. 3. The second data column in each table, and the second column for each reservation, indicates agricultural or demographic data for farms operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives. Census report forms asked respondents to identify the race(s) of up to three operators per farm or ranch. The race category of AAmerican Indian or Alaska Native@ could be selected as either a single race or in combination with other races as part of a multi-racial identification. The second column includes data for farms or ranches where any of the three operators were self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native either as a single race or in combination with other races. 4. Some small farms and ranches may not have been on any of the list sources obtained by NASS. Even with the extra list building effort for this project, these small farms may not be adequately represented to ensure proper coverage adjustment calculations. SYMBOLS The following symbols are used throughout the tables. - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms and ranches. " The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the land that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers; he belongs just as the buffalo belonged . . . " - - Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux Chief, 1905-1939 Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All reservations in : : : MT, ND, SD : Blackfeet : Cheyenne River Sioux :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 4,794 1,521 354 198 404 186 Land in farms............................................acres : 16,602,509 7,795,008 1,602,499 957,487 2,155,199 1,100,717 Average size of farms..................................acres: 3,463 5,125 4,527 4,836 5,335 5,918 Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 11,815,397 6,822,073 1,291,180 879,268 1,627,448 957,917 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 813 93 39 12 58 14 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 454 68 25 8 22 10 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 276 63 23 9 14 4 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 413 155 40 18 37 18 100 percent............................................ : 2,815 1,137 224 151 273 140 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 347 14 15 1 6 1 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 209 19 15 3 3 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 125 10 9 2 1 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 88 17 6 1 1 - 100 percent............................................ : 1,833 538 145 74 96 31 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 351 52 16 5 36 9 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 155 28 13 3 7 3 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 91 22 3 1 8 5 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 124 44 12 6 14 6 100 percent............................................ : 2,520 1,128 195 150 274 147 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: 4,601,714 1,841,004 521,428 278,707 397,223 171,950 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 974,733 1,225,702 1,409,266 1,379,738 995,547 914,628 Average per acre ....................................dollars: 275 237 319 300 182 157 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: 471,515 84,474 42,380 9,930 47,721 13,657 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 106,485 62,713 129,206 60,922 124,925 79,864 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : 108 34 6 4 5 5 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 410 96 15 7 6 2 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 597 266 36 28 38 23 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 629 214 28 18 22 7 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 534 161 40 29 36 11 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 2,516 750 229 112 297 138 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 3,826 972 256 113 293 104 acres: 4,064,856 696,767 463,949 81,718 359,205 78,599 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 3,132 695 219 88 150 46 acres: 2,199,380 297,134 245,530 38,215 79,092 17,025 Irrigated land ............................................farms: 1,086 209 94 34 3 1 acres: 237,988 51,350 32,158 6,818 (D) (D) : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 1,629 508 104 69 105 52 acres: 4,965,692 3,973,273 619,190 568,531 318,875 171,648 Part owners ............................................farms : 2,549 704 201 103 229 94 acres: 10,192,837 3,010,419 888,797 334,210 1,532,079 723,582 Tenants ............................................farms : 616 309 49 26 70 40 acres: 1,443,980 811,316 94,512 54,746 304,245 205,487 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crow : Crow Creek Sioux : Devils Lake Sioux :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 377 138 52 19 125 9 Land in farms............................................acres : 1,989,372 838,738 288,196 81,922 234,487 24,574 Average size of farms..................................acres: 5,277 6,078 5,542 4,312 1,876 2,730 Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 1,495,111 787,309 137,268 73,028 111,248 23,344 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 37 4 17 - 48 1 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 17 1 12 1 15 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 18 4 2 - 7 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 31 7 3 2 12 3 100 percent............................................ : 270 122 18 16 43 5 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 13 - 5 - 25 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 10 1 10 - 11 1 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 6 - 1 - 8 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 2 1 - - 3 - 100 percent............................................ : 164 55 6 3 39 4 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 14 1 6 - 14 1 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 14 - 5 1 2 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 5 1 - - - - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 7 1 3 2 4 3 100 percent............................................ : 254 124 17 10 45 4 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: 560,964 261,163 88,730 20,431 70,832 6,793 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 1,468,493 1,695,861 1,304,851 972,892 655,853 754,814 Average per acre ....................................dollars: 267 305 278 248 327 248 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: 31,226 3,882 11,010 598 17,247 1,110 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 93,771 31,058 161,915 28,482 161,189 123,333 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : 13 3 - - - - 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 37 14 4 4 4 3 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 55 27 4 3 7 - 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 56 27 6 6 24 1 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 35 18 4 1 17 1 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 181 49 34 5 73 4 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 257 82 38 8 119 9 acres: 286,824 25,828 57,588 2,576 138,895 5,239 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 218 59 28 3 108 8 acres: 136,428 11,148 26,497 (D) 108,333 1,433 Irrigated land ............................................farms: 127 25 7 1 7 - acres: 43,060 5,785 6,487 (D) 3,619 - : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 148 65 15 9 34 3 acres: 657,479 584,727 71,152 (D) 37,948 (D) Part owners ............................................farms : 191 61 27 3 76 4 acres: 1,220,415 248,793 189,715 1,000 180,767 (D) Tenants ............................................farms : 38 12 10 7 15 2 acres: 111,478 5,218 27,329 (D) 15,772 (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Flandreau Santee Sioux : Flathead : Fort Belknap :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 10 5 931 155 121 83 Land in farms............................................acres : 3,046 1,498 889,986 489,867 829,926 634,270 Average size of farms..................................acres: 305 300 956 3,160 6,859 7,642 Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 2,028 (D) 782,173 482,937 704,030 606,023 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 2 - 55 3 7 2 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 - 38 8 8 1 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: - - 31 7 6 1 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 1 - 65 16 14 9 100 percent............................................ : 5 5 734 119 84 70 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 2 - 5 - 3 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 - 10 4 4 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: - - 8 - 3 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: - - 12 4 4 1 100 percent............................................ : 2 1 518 74 41 30 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 2 2 35 1 3 1 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 - 16 - 1 1 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 2 - 7 1 2 1 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: - - 15 3 3 1 100 percent............................................ : 1 1 641 115 59 53 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: (D) (D) 767,937 266,609 150,215 109,455 Average per farm ....................................dollars: (D) (D) 828,410 1,742,545 1,365,591 1,440,202 Average per acre ....................................dollars: (D) (D) 802 506 191 177 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: (D) (D) 40,688 4,416 6,646 2,787 Average per farm ....................................dollars: (D) (D) 50,543 33,454 66,465 40,989 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : - - 71 12 2 2 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 3 2 273 33 2 2 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 1 1 229 30 15 11 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 4 1 163 28 17 14 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 2 1 74 21 12 8 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: - - 121 31 73 46 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 8 3 726 117 86 52 acres: 2,669 (D) 146,820 24,598 165,763 79,522 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 6 1 604 89 67 34 acres: 1,195 (D) 83,561 14,837 62,636 21,732 Irrigated land ............................................farms: 1 - 654 99 31 14 acres: (D) - 89,497 14,650 11,343 5,405 : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 6 3 608 69 49 34 acres: (D) (D) 351,882 212,425 512,187 (D) Part owners ............................................farms : 1 - 284 71 60 37 acres: (D) - 350,365 117,178 287,833 (D) Tenants ............................................farms : 3 2 39 15 12 12 acres: 300 (D) 187,739 160,264 29,906 29,906 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fort Berthold : Fort Peck : Lake Traverse :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 236 53 548 94 229 16 Land in farms............................................acres : 578,406 101,975 1,774,370 599,892 237,555 (D) Average size of farms..................................acres: 2,451 1,924 3,238 6,382 1,037 (D) Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 279,047 80,086 1,248,386 564,164 74,406 7,963 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 50 2 100 8 105 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 36 2 63 5 45 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 27 1 38 5 11 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 22 9 49 17 11 1 100 percent............................................ : 99 39 297 59 57 15 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 30 - 55 4 68 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 23 1 39 5 18 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 12 - 33 4 9 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 11 - 24 6 3 - 100 percent............................................ : 77 20 263 50 49 7 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 9 1 23 1 39 1 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 7 1 17 3 8 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 7 1 10 4 2 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 1 1 16 3 3 - 100 percent............................................ : 73 44 177 35 49 14 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: 191,482 20,633 476,379 158,185 149,105 (D) Average per farm ....................................dollars: 870,372 503,250 934,076 1,535,777 530,622 (D) Average per acre ....................................dollars: 332 213 283 267 560 (D) : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: 39,152 4,239 75,705 13,877 32,435 (D) Average per farm ....................................dollars: 180,423 111,550 148,733 136,052 119,685 (D) : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : - - - - - - 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 3 1 20 - 8 2 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 21 11 24 4 20 5 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 23 5 74 12 38 5 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 28 12 69 11 62 1 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 161 24 361 67 101 3 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 202 35 501 83 218 14 acres: 301,501 26,817 925,413 156,084 161,625 3,338 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 191 28 452 73 203 8 acres: 257,616 15,947 553,260 84,962 134,633 2,217 Irrigated land ............................................farms: 3 - 97 22 4 - acres: 520 - 26,916 6,823 663 - : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 49 21 158 17 30 9 acres: 29,890 13,245 458,754 309,001 10,546 3,898 Part owners ............................................farms : 163 27 329 59 161 2 acres: 504,387 75,770 1,235,400 269,656 207,876 (D) Tenants ............................................farms : 24 5 61 18 38 5 acres: 44,129 12,960 80,216 21,235 19,133 1,485 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Lower Brule : Northern Cheyenne : Pine Ridge :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 75 34 64 50 378 211 Land in farms............................................acres : 258,648 111,745 403,152 320,065 2,027,161 1,445,355 Average size of farms..................................acres: 3,449 3,287 6,299 6,401 5,363 6,850 Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 136,860 92,663 354,699 318,519 1,631,170 1,289,730 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 17 1 4 1 64 14 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 9 2 2 - 39 16 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 9 2 2 1 20 11 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 6 2 4 3 34 17 100 percent............................................ : 34 27 51 44 221 153 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 11 - 3 1 14 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 4 - 2 - 13 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: - - - - 12 3 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 3 - 1 - 4 - 100 percent............................................ : 25 18 22 19 111 55 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 3 - 5 1 38 6 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 5 1 - - 18 8 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 2 1 2 1 6 2 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 2 1 2 1 15 6 100 percent............................................ : 28 23 48 44 226 172 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: 77,911 31,498 95,892 75,470 367,900 235,593 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 916,597 851,298 1,313,587 1,237,216 886,505 1,024,317 Average per acre ....................................dollars: 315 275 229 235 179 163 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: 10,334 2,986 5,323 3,737 31,714 9,664 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 123,019 82,956 80,648 69,211 81,110 46,462 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : - - 6 6 - - 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 5 5 1 1 9 9 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 5 5 14 11 43 35 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 9 7 15 13 52 35 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 8 2 7 7 34 15 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 48 15 21 12 240 117 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 63 24 43 33 267 120 acres: 76,707 20,551 15,038 9,767 247,836 76,541 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 56 20 30 21 201 75 acres: 48,864 13,183 8,113 4,414 100,120 21,979 Irrigated land ............................................farms: 8 2 6 4 16 6 acres: 8,821 (D) 600 (D) 4,490 948 : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 17 10 35 31 105 57 acres: 31,944 (D) (D) (D) 849,990 756,005 Part owners ............................................farms : 36 7 21 16 206 103 acres: 127,354 27,239 (D) (D) 1,028,842 580,057 Tenants ............................................farms : 22 17 8 3 67 51 acres: 99,350 (D) 8,560 1,200 148,329 109,293 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rocky Boy's : Rosebud : Standing Rock :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 42 39 349 103 358 63 Land in farms............................................acres : 105,193 93,365 1,367,027 516,793 1,686,593 392,239 Average size of farms..................................acres: 2,505 2,394 3,917 5,017 4,711 6,226 Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 85,748 82,750 547,910 185,549 1,251,626 354,288 : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 4 2 101 17 60 5 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 1 52 4 43 3 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 1 1 33 7 22 4 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 7 7 34 15 34 6 100 percent............................................ : 28 28 129 60 199 45 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 1 - 54 5 11 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: - - 24 2 9 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 1 - 10 1 5 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: - - 7 3 6 1 100 percent............................................ : 12 12 108 38 121 23 : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 2 2 55 12 33 5 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 1 1 17 2 18 1 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: - - 24 2 10 2 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 1 1 12 7 14 2 100 percent............................................ : 32 32 137 66 206 46 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: 17,179 (D) 289,680 88,872 319,276 74,801 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 2,147,381 (D) 925,495 976,615 985,419 1,558,348 Average per acre ....................................dollars: 238 (D) 214 171 188 198 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: (D) 1,462 29,054 5,204 39,415 4,521 Average per farm ....................................dollars: (D) 208,849 92,823 57,187 122,027 96,192 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : - - 4 2 - - 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 3 3 3 3 10 3 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 20 20 30 26 8 3 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 4 4 33 14 32 3 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 2 2 41 3 30 5 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 13 10 238 55 278 49 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 22 19 292 63 311 44 acres: 24,275 12,472 261,810 41,113 350,524 37,472 Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 18 15 274 58 192 27 acres: 8,935 3,182 176,901 23,478 106,222 14,675 Irrigated land ............................................farms: - - 22 - 3 1 acres: - - 5,718 - (D) (D) : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 7 7 67 28 79 17 acres: 64,395 64,395 344,861 (D) 303,337 134,701 Part owners ............................................farms : 17 14 221 43 247 37 acres: 37,272 25,444 915,511 205,379 1,256,595 207,438 Tenants ............................................farms : 18 18 61 32 32 9 acres: 3,526 3,526 106,655 (D) 126,661 50,100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turtle Mountain/Trenton Indian Service : Yankton :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS : : Farms............................................number : 66 60 72 4 Land in farms............................................acres : 69,725 61,062 99,421 (D) Average size of farms..................................acres: 1,056 1,018 1,381 (D) Reservation acres on farms.................................acres: 23,042 20,993 30,747 (D) : Farms by percent of land : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 10 7 35 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 6 5 17 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 6 6 6 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 7 5 2 - 100 percent............................................ : 35 35 12 4 : Farms by percent of cropland : harvested on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 3 2 23 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 2 10 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: 1 - 6 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: 1 - - - 100 percent............................................ : 25 24 7 - : Farms by percent of livestock : on reservation: : Less than 25 percent..........................................: 4 3 14 - 25 to 49.9 percent............................................: 2 2 1 - 50 to 74.9 percent............................................: - - 1 - 75 to 99.9 percent............................................: - - - - 100 percent............................................ : 45 45 13 3 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 3/....................................$1,000: (D) 14,959 42,606 (D) Average per farm ....................................dollars: (D) 204,923 819,342 (D) Average per acre ....................................dollars: (D) 248 475 (D) : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 3/...............................$1,000: 2,405 (D) 7,497 35 Average per farm ....................................dollars: 34,359 (D) 144,171 8,750 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres ............................................ : - - 1 - 10 to 49 acres ............................................ : 2 2 - - 50 to 179 acres ............................................ : 23 23 4 - 180 to 499 acres ............................................ : 14 12 15 2 500 to 999 acres ............................................ : 14 12 19 1 1,000 acres or more ..........................................: 13 11 33 1 : Total cropland ............................................farms: 52 46 69 2 acres: 18,918 10,459 56,965 (D) Harvested cropland ......................................farms: 48 42 65 - acres: 13,826 7,493 47,608 - Irrigated land ............................................farms: - - 3 - acres: - - (D) - : TENURE : : Full owners ............................................farms : 5 5 5 1 acres: (D) (D) 2,056 (D) Part owners ............................................farms : 29 23 50 - acres: (D) (D) 74,659 - Tenants ............................................farms : 32 32 17 3 acres: 13,434 13,434 22,706 (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All reservations in : : : MT, ND, SD : Blackfeet : Cheyenne River Sioux :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD : : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text).................................$1,000: 480,699 85,415 36,319 8,988 44,611 17,448 Average per farm ..................................dollars: 100,271 56,157 102,597 45,393 110,424 93,807 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................................$1,000: 177,671 19,084 18,328 1,755 2,651 287 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................................$1,000: 303,028 66,331 17,991 7,233 41,961 17,161 : FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS : (SEE TEXT) : : Less than $1,000 ............................................ : 714 403 58 42 44 25 $1,000 to $2,499 ............................................ : 173 57 13 8 5 4 $2,500 to $4,999 ............................................ : 223 77 11 6 11 5 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ : 288 105 21 15 10 6 $10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ : 622 223 54 42 55 25 $25,000 to $49,999............................................ : 610 203 46 27 50 24 $50,000 to $99,999............................................ : 744 198 56 35 79 38 $100,000 or more............................................ : 1,420 255 95 23 150 59 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting - : Computers for farm business...................................: 2,305 614 172 78 195 82 Internet access............................................ : 2,660 758 191 91 231 107 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................................: 4,068 1,330 276 173 346 161 Partnership............................................ : 357 78 32 11 37 15 Corporation............................................ : 241 17 38 7 10 2 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, : institutional, etc...........................................: 128 96 8 7 11 8 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 3/ : : Total farm production : expenses ............................................$1,000 : 449,955 77,078 38,719 9,356 38,386 10,923 : Selected farm production : expenses: : Livestock and poultry : purchased............................................$1,000 : 48,299 6,492 1,951 397 4,986 783 Feed purchased..........................................$1,000: 49,272 11,227 5,208 1,829 6,444 1,970 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners .....................................$1,000: 29,934 2,449 2,747 346 1,405 103 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............................$1,000: 25,804 5,586 2,154 586 2,293 862 Hired farm labor........................................$1,000: 23,476 3,358 2,336 490 1,349 322 Interest expense .......................................$1,000: 40,173 7,119 3,625 981 3,822 1,270 Chemicals purchased ....................................$1,000: 24,631 2,214 2,812 220 1,230 103 : LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY : : Cattle and calves inventory................................farms: 3,153 1,003 222 139 325 147 number: 712,332 178,005 42,318 21,781 92,490 36,514 Beef cows inventory......................................farms: 2,986 961 212 134 316 145 number: 461,170 132,538 31,846 17,000 63,940 27,916 Milk cows inventory......................................farms: 106 17 8 4 8 1 number: 2,935 327 366 4 297 (D) Cattle and calves sold ....................................farms: 3,050 932 213 135 326 146 number: 532,577 130,668 26,503 13,464 80,046 33,972 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crow : Crow Creek Sioux : Devils Lake Sioux :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD : : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text).................................$1,000: 43,057 4,294 15,027 791 15,535 164 Average per farm ..................................dollars: 114,211 31,115 288,976 41,610 124,278 18,251 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................................$1,000: 13,861 449 3,793 (D) 10,604 44 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................................$1,000: 29,197 3,845 11,233 (D) 4,931 120 : FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS : (SEE TEXT) : : Less than $1,000 ............................................ : 72 48 14 14 16 4 $1,000 to $2,499 ............................................ : 33 16 1 1 - - $2,500 to $4,999 ............................................ : 21 10 - - 8 - $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ : 31 15 1 - 3 - $10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ : 43 10 4 1 13 2 $25,000 to $49,999............................................ : 22 9 1 - 21 3 $50,000 to $99,999............................................ : 52 16 7 - 15 - $100,000 or more............................................ : 103 14 24 3 49 - : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting - : Computers for farm business...................................: 170 39 33 11 56 - Internet access............................................ : 180 44 33 9 68 2 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................................: 304 127 40 15 111 7 Partnership............................................ : 32 3 8 2 12 1 Corporation............................................ : 33 - 2 - 1 - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, : institutional, etc...........................................: 8 8 2 2 1 1 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 3/ : : Total farm production : expenses ............................................$1,000 : 45,981 5,744 18,881 681 14,193 374 : Selected farm production : expenses: : Livestock and poultry : purchased............................................$1,000 : 1,316 267 5,899 30 490 17 Feed purchased..........................................$1,000: 5,731 1,105 2,298 51 713 90 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners .....................................$1,000: 2,546 241 935 (D) 1,645 (D) Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............................$1,000: 2,221 318 468 35 810 25 Hired farm labor........................................$1,000: 3,218 451 1,008 8 1,046 (D) Interest expense .......................................$1,000: 2,802 341 1,603 (D) 860 10 Chemicals purchased ....................................$1,000: 2,411 79 682 (D) 1,658 - : LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY : : Cattle and calves inventory................................farms: 252 76 31 4 72 7 number: 57,297 9,842 24,152 2,046 15,059 818 Beef cows inventory......................................farms: 233 70 31 4 67 5 number: 38,194 8,393 12,221 1,401 8,167 477 Milk cows inventory......................................farms: 8 1 1 - 2 - number: 14 (D) (D) - (D) - Cattle and calves sold ....................................farms: 240 67 31 4 68 5 number: 67,293 8,032 14,915 1,230 7,892 265 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Flandreau Santee Sioux : Flathead : Fort Belknap :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD : : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text).................................$1,000: 341 28 34,183 4,753 9,879 3,731 Average per farm ..................................dollars: 34,052 5,500 36,717 30,663 81,641 44,957 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................................$1,000: (D) (D) 10,810 1,239 4,922 1,604 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................................$1,000: (D) (D) 23,373 3,513 4,956 2,128 : FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS : (SEE TEXT) : : Less than $1,000 ............................................ : 2 2 177 40 30 28 $1,000 to $2,499 ............................................ : 1 - 79 12 3 3 $2,500 to $4,999 ............................................ : - - 104 16 5 5 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................................ : 2 2 99 14 9 9 $10,000 to $24,999 ............................................ : 3 1 178 23 15 9 $25,000 to $49,999............................................ : 1 - 119 23 13 8 $50,000 to $99,999............................................ : - - 88 16 18 12 $100,000 or more............................................ : 1 - 87 11 28 9 : OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS : : Farms reporting - : Computers for farm business...................................: 5 2 444 67 50 32 Internet access............................................ : 7 2 569 85 59 37 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................................: 8 3 827 135 96 72 Partnership............................................ : - - 43 4 12 6 Corporation............................................ : - - 40 1 8 - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, : institutional, etc...........................................: 2 2 21 15 5 5 : FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 3/ : : Total farm production : expenses ............................................$1,000 : (D) (D) 30,223 4,254 9,064 3,454 : Selected farm production : expenses: : Livestock and poultry : purchased............................................$1,000 : - - 1,829 214 647 (D) Feed purchased..........................................$1,000: (D) (D) 3,205 394 1,200 552 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners .....................................$1,000: - - 1,145 98 332 115 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............................$1,000: (D) (D) 1,832 494 559 204 Hired farm labor........................................$1,000: (D) (D) 2,766 124 564 199 Interest expense .......................................$1,000: - - 3,939 834 806 203 Chemicals purchased ....................................$1,000: (D) (D) 825 53 263 123 : LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY : : Cattle and calves inventory................................farms: 5 2 520 93 72 46 number: 215 (D) 52,840 9,594 16,026 6,228 Beef cows inventory......................................farms: 5 2 483 92 70 45 number: 87 (D) 37,442 7,529 11,386 4,531 Milk cows inventory......................................farms: - - 32 2 3 1 number: - - 956 (D) 5 (D) Cattle and calves sold ....................................farms: 3 2 489 82 73 46 number: 31 (D) 35,714 6,656 10,374 4,190 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Selected Characteristics of All Reservation Farms and of Reservation Farms Operated by American Indians or Alaska Natives in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 2002 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fort Berthold : Fort Peck : Lake Traverse :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farms : : Farms : : Farms : : operated by : : operated by : : operated by : : American : : American : : American : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Indians or : : Alaska : : Alaska : : Alaska Characteristics : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ : Total 1/ : Natives 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL : PRODUCTS SOLD : : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text).................................$1,000: 31,022 1,930 61,692 10,115 31,435 152 Average per farm ..................................dollars: 131,448 36,419 112,576 107,610 137,273 9,513 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................................$1,000: 23,503 687 46,600 7,571 17,929 114 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................................$1,000: 7,519 1,244 15,091 2,544 13,506 38 : FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS : (SEE TEXT) : : Less than $1,000 ............................................ : 24 17 62 15 20 8 $1,000 to $2,499 ............................................ : 2